91 Movil Soluciones Ambientales in Dominican Republic

Team 98 Poster

Team Reflection

With Movil Soluciones Ambientales and our intertwinement of our Canadian, to Brazilian and Spanish COIL, our Movil Soluciones Ambientales learning showed us how Movil helps San Franscisco de Macoris. Reflecting with Movil Soluciones Ambientales use of Combustible Derivado De Residuos (being CDR), we thought how Movil’s star power for COIL was Movil’s CDR use for Movil Soluciones Ambientales (Instagram Link, 2024). Our COIL also having Kiara Monetero’s interview diving into Movil Soluciones Ambientales replacement of the preliminary landfill had us knowing also that with Movil Soluciones Ambientales CDR, their CDR use gave us warm feelings in knowing that Movil Soluciones Ambientales CDR is better than that before landfill. Also, the more we went into Movil Soluciones Ambientales website, our consistent finding of new Movil news articles of Movil Soluciones Ambientals had our COIL group constantly impressed with Movil’s progressing. Factoring San Francisco de Macoris where Movil Soluciones Ambientales was also meant all of us having to look into San Francisco de Macoris (About us Movil Soluciones Ambientales, 2024). Although, it was a COIL first for us being we never heard of San Francisco de Macoris until COIL which led us into looking into San Francisco de Macoris more. Furthermore, it wasn’t just us getting accustomed with San Fransico de Macoris but COIL had us rather go straight into San Franscico de Macoris through looking at Movil Soluciones Ambientales. Also like we said, learning CDR learning through Movil Soluciones Ambientales Instagram progressed us in COIL with going through Movil Soluciones Ambientales Instagragram for COIL (Instagram Link, 2024). Therefore, Movil Soluciones Ambientales CDR amazed us throughout COIL since Movil’s CDR was just something we didn’t know about in San Francisco de Macoris up until our COIL. We also felt good in COIL knowing how CDR was in San Francisco de Macoris. Our Spanish member interviewing Kiara Monetero for our Movil Soluciones Ambientales interview also had us appreciate the accessing of Kiara’s interview because we realized how tough it would have been without a Spanish interviewer. So, if we tackled COIL and Movil Soluciones Ambientales without a Spanish interview translating member for Kiara Monetero our COIL it would have differed a lot.

The business operations of Movil Soluciones Ambientales can be examined using the academic knowledge we learned in this course. For instance, Markus J. Milne’s triple bottom line concept can be used to explain the success of Movil Soluciones Ambientales. Seen, “an organization’s ‘sustainability’ performance, initiatives, and/or reporting are couched in terms of meeting the three elements of the economic, the social and the environmental” (Milne & Gray, 2012, p. 18). Movil Soluciones Ambientales’ innovative approach to waste management addresses societal issues of active San Francisco de Macoris landfills and the environmental issues with CDR. Another MGMT*3020 concept from the course material that Movil Solocuines Ambientales’ success story can be connected to is the continuous development framework outlined by Elizabeth Kurucz (Kurucz et al., 2013). Kiara Monetero had us know by the interview how it was a common waste management practice within San Francisco de Macoris and the Dominican Republic to simply incinerate their waste. There was little effort in San Fransico de Macoris to repurpose recyclable waste or turn non-recyclable waste into renewable CDR resources like Movil Soluciones Ambientales. This practice was detrimental to San Francisco de Macoris unlike Movil Soluciones Ambientales now use of CDR. Movil Soluciones Ambientales noticed the flaws with the before landfill and illustrated triple-loop learning when Movil Soluciones Ambientales discussed, “how do we decide what is right?” (Kurucz et al., 2013, p. 75). To answer Kurucz, Movil Soluciones Ambientals coordinated and involved local municipalities to ensure that Movil Soluciones Ambientales business operations were helpful to San Francisco de Macoris while still profiting. As a result from this framing, San Francisco de Macoris was declared the “cleanest city in the Dominican Republic in 2017-2018” and Movil Soluciones Ambientales was able to expand operations to further minimize the before landfill use like Kiara Monetero told us (About Us, Movil Soluciones Ambientales, 2024).

Investigating the story of Movil Soluciones Ambientales has altered our perspective on how businesses like Movil Soluciones Ambientales can operate competitively while actively contributing to sustainable waste. We as a COIL previously believed success like Movil Soluciones Ambientales would have to involve trade offs of profitability for waste sustainability but COIL showed us that was not for Movil Soluciones Ambientales. Movil Solociones Ambientales demonstrates that the two being profiting, and sustaining, can both be achieved and actually reinforce each other. In order to for Movil Soluciones Ambientales and companies like them in accomplishing, we as a COIL found Movil Soluciones Ambientals like others find innovative niches like Movil’s CDR that position them as a company creating value for stakeholders but still considering environmentally based repercussions. Movil Soluciones Ambientales was able to do this with their Combustible Derivado de Residuos (CDR) waste management which created economic value for the firm without harming the environment (Instagram Link, 2024 & Interview). We also have learned from Movil Soluciones Ambientales precedents like their established CDR sustainability which allows us to recreate Movil Soluciones Ambientales mindsets moving forward in our careers. As a result, we will not take shortcuts in our future business practices because we now understand through Movil Soluciones Ambientals that realistic achieval of success can be done like Movil with sustainable waste .

Individual Reflections

Fernando Kaetsu Individual Reflection:

The Aim2Flourish project was a good opportunity for learning more about sustainable initiatives around the world and to experience firsthand interaction with other students from different countries. We had difficulties in the beginning joining the whole team and getting everyone in the same page about the project. The first two meeting were a set of separate sessions with part of the team members. But, even with that challenge, all the 5 team members presented interesting cases of real companies that were performing sustainable activities in their field of operation. We reached consensus on the agreement on the chosen company for the location and contribution to society in a developing country. Execution of the A2F deliverables was delayed due to communication issues (different time zones and conflict with personal activities). But, even with the delay everyone ended up performing their piece of the job and we managed to deliver what was expected. We could have done a better job in the beginning by splitting the tasks based on the deliverable’s templates, that helped to guide us at the final phase, and this can be left as a lesson learned. At the end, it can be considered a fulfilling achievement. Having the opportunity to pair with students from Canada and Spain and work together in something new for us as well as overcoming the challenges we had to face, was definitely an experience to remember.

Joel Valdez Individual Reflection:

Working on AIM2Flourish with exchange students worldwide was rewarding but challenging. The diversity enriched our project. Coordinating across time zones often left team members unavailable for key discussions, which impacted our ability to meet deadlines. Balancing workloads was difficult due to varying schedules and accountability issues. This experience taught me valuable skills in cross cultural communication and adaptability. Moving forward, I would prioritize clear timelines and frequent check-ins to enhance team cohesion. Despite the challenges, the project highlighted this project highlighted the importance of patience, flexibility, and structured planning in global teamwork. Despite the challenges, our team fostered a supportive and healthy work environment. Each member’s unique perspective added valuable insights, and we gradually learned to adapt our communication styles to respect these differences. We actively encouraged open dialogue, where everyone felt comfortable to share ideas and concerts, which strengthened our mutual trust and collaboration. By celebrating small milestones and recognizing each other’s contributions, we built camaraderie that helped us stay motivated, even under pressure. This positive, respectful dynamic not only made our teamwork more enjoyable but also reinforced the value of empathy and adaptability to successful professional relationships.

Benjamin Mora Heredia’s Individual Reflection:

This AIM2Flourish project was a truly enriching experience that allowed me to learn much more than just about sustainable business and enterprise. Being able to collaborate with members from diverse parts of the world such as Brazil and Canada allowed me to experience first-hand the value of working with different perspectives, each shaped by unique cultural contexts. At first, it was a challenge to align our schedules across time zones and understand how each other’s approaches could fit into the framework of the project. But as we met and talked via email, we were able to overcome these challenges. On the other hand, being able to share ideas and ways of organizing with people from other parts of the world also broadened my thinking and ideas. The conversations about sustainability were interesting as everyone had their perspectives and different ideas. These discussions opened my mind to new perspectives. Although there were some setbacks, particularly communication, these difficulties forced us to improve the organization and way of expressing ideas. In the end, we developed good team coordination and delivered a project that we were happy with. This experience has deepened my understanding of cultural collaboration and provided me with new skills and a greater appreciation for the richness that diverse viewpoints bring to problem solving. I am grateful for the lessons learned and look forward to applying them to future projects.

References:

Kurucz, E. C., Colbert, B. A., & Wheeler, D. (2013). Chapter 3: Learning Our Way Forward: Transforming Organizations and Society. Reconstructing Value: Leadership skills for a sustainable world. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press. Chapter 3. p. 64-82 https://ares.lib.uoguelph.ca/ares/ares.dll?Action=10&Type=10&Value=349312

Milne, M. J., & Gray, R. (2013). W(h)ither Ecology? The Triple Bottom Line, the Global Reporting Initiative, and Corporate Sustainability Reporting. Journal of Business Ethics, 118(1), 13-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-012-1543-8

About Us Movil Soluciones Ambientals (2024) https://www.msard.com.do/nosotros

Instagram Link for Movil Soluciones Ambientales Post (2024) https://www.instagram.com/movilsolucionesambientales/p/C5QUYtAr5aU/